Evidence for a Curvilinear Effect of Psychological Discomfort on Dominant Group Members’ Engagement in Allyship
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Published online on February 05, 2025
Abstract
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Volume 52, Issue 6, Page 1444-1462, June 2026.
Psychological discomfort can motivate, demotivate, or even backfire upon efforts to encourage allyship. We consider theintensityof such discomfort to test curvilinear relationships between psychological discomfort and Whites’ engagement in equity ...
Psychological discomfort can motivate, demotivate, or even backfire upon efforts to encourage allyship. We consider theintensityof such discomfort to test curvilinear relationships between psychological discomfort and Whites’ engagement in equity ...